Federal Government Bets Big On New ApiJect Vaccine-Injection Device
The Trump administration approved a $590 million loan Thursday for the single-use, self-contained devices that are designed to be an alternative to traditional vials and syringes.
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Trump Administration Cuts Off Federal Reserve’s Emergency Lending Programs
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the pandemic relief program is no longer needed. The Federal Reserve opposed the move.
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Trump Set To Release Two Rules Targeting Medicare Drug Costs
The "most favored nation” rule would tie what Medicare pays for prescription drugs to costs paid by other wealthy countries. The other regulation will limit rebates paid to pharmacy benefit managers. It's unclear if the Biden administration will roll back the rules, which the pharmaceutical industry opposes.
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Deaths Rising Back Up To Tragic Levels Of The Spring
For the first time since May, daily coronavirus deaths passed 2,000 in the U.S. on Thursday, with no end in site as cases of new infections continue to also break records.
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California Issues Curfew, Work Safety Rules; New Hampshire Mandates Masks
As state and local leaders renew or add restrictions to try to contain the coronavirus spread, an analysis finds that the states with the least strict measures in place over the summer and early fall are now experiencing the worst outbreaks.
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Breaking Silence, White House Task Force Warns Of Massive COVID Spread
Urging vigilance until a mass vaccine program is in place, members of the White House coronavirus task force held its first press briefing since July.
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Pfizer To Apply Today For Emergency Approval Of Its COVID Vaccine
Pfizer and its partner BioNtech will be the first to file for FDA review of its coronavirus vaccine -- an evaluation that is expected to take several weeks.
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Don’t Travel, Limit Thanksgiving Gatherings, CDC Cautions Americans
A week ahead of the holiday, CDC issued guidance stating: "Postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others this year." The agency also urged celebrating with just immediate household members.
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First Edition: Nov. 20, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Research Roundup: COVID; CARB-X; Gender Dysphoria; Statin Therapy
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
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Viewpoints: These Governors Urge Everyone To Stay Home For Thanksgiving; Federal Response Isn’t Winning War On Virus So Far
Opinion writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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NYC Closes Public Schools As Infections Rise; Kentucky’s Schools Shut Down
Also, NBC looks at how closings cause privacy concerns for teachers and students. News is on California Gov. Gavin Newsom's fancy dinner gathering and nursing home negligence, as well.
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Second Wave Slows In Europe; China’s Vaccine; Borders Closed To US
Media outlets report on news about the pandemic and an end to the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Governors In Northeast Ask Colleges To Test Students Before Thanksgiving Break
They are also “strongly recommending” that colleges and universities finish fall semesters online and keep students home through the December holidays. News is on a plan in Massachusetts to test all students, long wait lines for tests and more.
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New Orleans Bans Upcoming Mardi Gras Parades To Avoid Spike
Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she wasn't given any warning about the danger of large gatherings prior to the 2020 parades. News is on airline travel, the NFL's new plans, indoor restaurants and more.
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Brother Of Biden Adviser Is Pharmaceutical Industry Lobbyist
On Tuesday, Steve Ricchetti was named counselor to the president in Biden’s administration. Ricchetti's brother, Jeff, started lobbying for GlaxoSmithKline in September. A month earlier, he started work for Horizon Therapeutics, once known as Horizon Pharma. Horizon did not rule out having Jeff Ricchetti lobby the incoming administration.
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Attention Taxpayers: Walmart, McDonald’s Workers Get Large Share Of Federal Aid Programs
Walmart was one of the top four employers of SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries in every state, according to a GAO report requested by Sen. Bernie Sanders. News is on millions of Americans about to lose unemployment and a poll surveying Americans about a stalled relief package.
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Health System Toll: Midwest Mayo Has More Than 900 Infected Workers
"There are three things you need to take care of any patient," Dr. Amy Williams, the executive dean of the Mayo Clinic practice said. "Space, supplies and staff. And what we are most worried about is staff." Other health industry is on signing up the uninsured, a new care center in North Dakota and more.
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Exhausted Hospital Workers Crushed As Coronavirus Patients Flood In
With no relief in sight from the current unrelenting surge of sick Americans into medical facilities, front-line workers are feeling the physical and mental toll. They are begging Americans to take more care.
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Biden Plows Forward With COVID Planning Despite Transition Delays
President-elect Joe Biden warned about the dangers of stonewalling the transition while meeting with frontline health workers while his advisers provide early windows into their coronavirus response strategy.
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